AP: 172 miners trapped in China flood

On AP, didn't see it on the Web anywhere.

 

And it will get as much play as the recent bridge collapse in Beijing which killed dozens of people -- and which has Chinese government officials punching reporters who try to cover the story:

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/18/asia/AS-GEN-China-Bridge-Collapse.php

 

With bad food, bad toys, floods, bridges collapsing, government officials following around reporters (see last week's SI story) ... the Olympics should be a grand ol' time.

 

Talk about keeping up with the Joneses, a bridge collapses here, they have a bridge collapse. We have guys trapped in a mine, now they have guys trapped in a mine.